No two people are alike.
So unique we are that we aren’t unique
By definition, unique; in a class of its own
So is everyone in a class of their own?
How a people all from one region sharing the same resources cannot come to one simple definition of their intertwined futures exists;
How ironies of life define our cultures and traditions
They celebrate the woman for her gift of giving life
But enslave her in their masochism
Suffocate her with their rules.
How the youth of the world are considered promiscuous
While the above 40’s cliques are more at risk from HIV, numbers don’t lie!
What inspires a people of a same region to be similar?
To look the same, speak the same, eat the same.
Is it in the air, or in the water?
That a whole planet of same raced creatures
Refuse to accept each other as brothers
Instead fight amongst each other for superiority over each other.
Replace their sanity with useless emotions
like Hate= Violence
Greed+ Wits= Power
Etc...and for what?
They have blinded themselves from the endless possibilities that equip them for life.
How can they then agree on what’s good for them?
That they preach love but breed greed , envy , deceit ,
Hopelessness.
So we shall watch and see....
Tell our brothers the war is over.
We will no longer have to fight each other
The earth does not care anymore...
She wants us out and she will get us out one by one.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
What is in a name?
What is in a name?
I remember it was about 25 years ago one cold monday morning when I arrived in this planet. I was quickly labelled Sheila by my mother.In full ( I hate to do this) Sheila Patricia Kwamboka. They did that so that they could identify me from the rest of the 4billion people in the planet in 1985.
Okay Ill tell you how it happened. When my mother was thinking of names to call her new born baby daughter, her and her friends could not agree on names. My mother was stuck on Sheila, which means lass by the way, while her friends were stuck on patricia. And ofcourse Kwamboka I was named after a great aunt who had passed on. Kwamboka means crossing the river.
As I accumulated years, I assumed the name as I was required to. In school, my birth certificate,my passport, and when I turned 18, I had it on my National Identity card. So its official. In the system I'm Miss Sheila Patricia Kwamboka.
But in reality,I dont feel like a Sheila. Im a spontaneous, Passionate, Smart, Curious,Creative, Fun loving, Caring, Unpredictable human being with so much versatility. How can the name Sheila carry all that character in just six letters.
In all honesty, I think the problem is all in naming people before you get to know who they are. A name should be a title that best describes you. That when someone says 'I want to introduce you to my friend,Sheila', the person can already be able to figure out what kind of person I am.
No informed parent in their right mind in this day and age would name their new born baby boy, Hitler, or Genghis Khan, Or Idi amin for obvious reasons.If not so obvious,this names are all synonymous with evil. You might as well name your child satan.
I just think if I had been involved in the process of selecting a name for my persona, it would be Kwamboka, which was shortened by a friend of mine to Kwambox. So my mother did a good job, although Im not so sure about the choice her friends made.
Im just saying.
I remember it was about 25 years ago one cold monday morning when I arrived in this planet. I was quickly labelled Sheila by my mother.In full ( I hate to do this) Sheila Patricia Kwamboka. They did that so that they could identify me from the rest of the 4billion people in the planet in 1985.
Okay Ill tell you how it happened. When my mother was thinking of names to call her new born baby daughter, her and her friends could not agree on names. My mother was stuck on Sheila, which means lass by the way, while her friends were stuck on patricia. And ofcourse Kwamboka I was named after a great aunt who had passed on. Kwamboka means crossing the river.
As I accumulated years, I assumed the name as I was required to. In school, my birth certificate,my passport, and when I turned 18, I had it on my National Identity card. So its official. In the system I'm Miss Sheila Patricia Kwamboka.
But in reality,I dont feel like a Sheila. Im a spontaneous, Passionate, Smart, Curious,Creative, Fun loving, Caring, Unpredictable human being with so much versatility. How can the name Sheila carry all that character in just six letters.
In all honesty, I think the problem is all in naming people before you get to know who they are. A name should be a title that best describes you. That when someone says 'I want to introduce you to my friend,Sheila', the person can already be able to figure out what kind of person I am.
No informed parent in their right mind in this day and age would name their new born baby boy, Hitler, or Genghis Khan, Or Idi amin for obvious reasons.If not so obvious,this names are all synonymous with evil. You might as well name your child satan.
I just think if I had been involved in the process of selecting a name for my persona, it would be Kwamboka, which was shortened by a friend of mine to Kwambox. So my mother did a good job, although Im not so sure about the choice her friends made.
Im just saying.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Evolution of Tradition.
Is it possible that the hem that holds Africa together could be the blade tearing us apart?
Tradition definition:cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs and institutions.
As far as African civilisations go, it was apparent that the woman's role was mostly submissive; hardly any administrative role. So an old adage tells us 'the place of the woman is in the kitchen' .I wonder what the guy who came up with this line would say now in an era where women run industries, homes, countries. My question is how is it possible to prescribe to traditions that were there centuries ago, imposing them in the 21st century?
Can tradition evolve? Hell yeah.
case study:
Polygamy was an African practice pre christianity era. Men would be allowed upto as many wives as they could afford. Today, most African countries that have embraced christianity have shunned polygamy and have opted monogamy, ofcourse because of their new found beliefs.Infact in some African countries it is illegal to have more than one wife.
Lets not even pretend for one second that traditions are not evolving. But why are we still holding our women captive all in the name of tradition? Clearly someone is making the decisions of what traditions to carry forward into the future and which ones to make illegal. Who makes this decisions if not us. Or worse still we have let 'someoneelse' make those very vital decisions for the growth of this continent.
It is important to know where you are coming from to know how much further you need to go to get to your goals. The challenge for Africa is an evolving one. With new infrasturcture, technology, globalization etc we are slowly consuming a lot of influences from all over the world and the adverse effects are breaking us further apart as a continent. Africa is losing its identity of being the source and is now characterised by wars, poverty,diseases and all kinds of suffering.
It shouldnt be this way you know. I believe our tradiotions will be our identity. But surely we cannot be prescribing to old traditions. The evolution of our traditions as a continent will be key in uniting this continent. We should be proud of our differences from the rest of the world. Let the world emulate us. Let them want to be us.
I fear that my childrens' children will never understand what Africa is and its potential. Why? because day by day we lose our identity. 100years from now, the whole world will be one big village(we are slowly heading there). No culture, No morals, No identity. How important is your own identity to you?
Key Point: Lets embrace change as a continent. Sustainable change for all,with no ulterior motives of trying to hold back one group of people from progressing. We need our traditions,as a blue print so we can never lose our identity.
Thats all Im saying.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Prologue
From an early age, I knew I was an African. But I can say now that it didn’t mean anything special for me at that time to recognize my race. As I got older, watching flicks like Sarafina sort of opened my eyes to a lot of things going on around me. School taught me a lot about what a flourishing race we were before the white man came and took our land and subdued us to humiliation for decades. I learnt so much about the white man and his ways growing up, that sometimes it is easier to identify with his ways and forget my heritage. While I was learning all this things about Europe, Americas etc, I forgot about my home, my people, our pride.
In the past two years I have been blessed to travel within the continent. And I realise that Africans mostly know stereotypes about each other. That’s the equivalent of gossip might I add. Think about it. We hardly know anything about each other but we know a whole lot about other continents.
The label the white man gave this continent ‘the dark continent’ is sort of apt here as we are like strangers living under one house. The truth is we are all just one big family.
This continent has all you need. Trust me. Everything that you need is here. Wealth, wonders, culture, and beautiful weather you name it. But we prefer to go on holiday in the Bahamas because we probably know more about the Caribbean than Kenya which has more flora and fauna and it will cost you less.
The sad reality is that because we refuse to learn about each other, the continent remains divided. We lose out. We bleed ourselves dry constantly on our knees to the other continents who in essence are our peers. We have reduced ourselves to beggars, whoring ourselves out for loans when we have the resources. We are letting our brothers fight and kill each other in wars; you lie to yourself if you think civil wars in Africa have nothing to do with you if you are an African. We let them slander our brothers in ‘their’ media so as to create a greater rift between us. It affects you it affects me.
That’s all I’m saying
To be continued...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Laws of attraction; Dreams and Action
If you want to move forward there has to be some sort of action towards the same. The difference between the most beautiful girl in the world and Miss world, The fastest person in the world and Usain Bolt is that the latter after realising their talent,they went out and used it. They took action to make things happen for them.
We all have dreams,difference is quality and attention to detail. In relation to the laws of attraction,you are as you dream and your efforts in achieving.To dream is free. It is rewarding for anyone who has ever dreamt something for themselves and actually worked towards it and actualised it.
Dont spend your life dreaming;marry your ambitions with effort.
If you dream of being a good father to your kids and you are not putting any effort to know more about them and spending time with them, you are a dreamer. The thing about a dreamer is he spends alot of time teaching himself how to make his dreams a reality even if his reality is only in his head.But when you stop dreaming,you have nothing to look forward to and thus you end up being mediocre.
Refuse to be mediocre. Dream,put effort and avoid dream kllers. Dont be afraid to live. Dont be that guy that looks back at his life and realises that he did not dream,or that he did not follow his dreams or worse still allowed the dream killers to reign.
Im just saying.
We all have dreams,difference is quality and attention to detail. In relation to the laws of attraction,you are as you dream and your efforts in achieving.To dream is free. It is rewarding for anyone who has ever dreamt something for themselves and actually worked towards it and actualised it.
Dont spend your life dreaming;marry your ambitions with effort.
If you dream of being a good father to your kids and you are not putting any effort to know more about them and spending time with them, you are a dreamer. The thing about a dreamer is he spends alot of time teaching himself how to make his dreams a reality even if his reality is only in his head.But when you stop dreaming,you have nothing to look forward to and thus you end up being mediocre.
Refuse to be mediocre. Dream,put effort and avoid dream kllers. Dont be afraid to live. Dont be that guy that looks back at his life and realises that he did not dream,or that he did not follow his dreams or worse still allowed the dream killers to reign.
Im just saying.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Laws of Attraction;Choice
Do you really have a choice?
Human beings were given the freedom over will. Whatever religious views you prescribe to, you as an individual have to make day to day decisions. In essence the decisions that we make every second play a major role in shaping out your future. From choosing what colour of shoes to wear to whether to apply for that new job or even whether or not to keep that pregnancy. All those aforementioned are decisions: Choices. The thing about decisions is that no one can make them for you. People can advice you, experience can teach you and destiny can guide you but at the end of the day the cycle of life cannot proceed without you making a choice.
Its common for people to say ‘ I did not have a choice’ . That is a paradox in itself because it usually comes right after someone has made a decision. As human beings, we naturally prefer to take the easy way out. Rarely do we take responsibility of actions that may impact a people negatively. We mostly take credit for positive actions and thus the need to say ‘I did not have a choice’ or ‘It is not my fault’
The understanding of choice liberates a man. If you want to spend your whole life letting things happen to you, you have chosen it. Nothing just happens, everything is orchestrated by choice. So why not make decisions that tailor fit your needs, desires, goals, and beliefs. You choose what you want your legacy to be.
To make a choice is easy but to consciously make a choice is hard. To get ahead at work, you may need to brush a lot of people the wrong way on your way to the top. A conscious decision for someone who is not driven by greed, jealousy, and materialism will vary from a person who does not hold any of these qualities. Be it as it may the decisions you make as an individual will draft a path for you either closer to your destiny or further.
Thats all Im saying
To be cont...
Human beings were given the freedom over will. Whatever religious views you prescribe to, you as an individual have to make day to day decisions. In essence the decisions that we make every second play a major role in shaping out your future. From choosing what colour of shoes to wear to whether to apply for that new job or even whether or not to keep that pregnancy. All those aforementioned are decisions: Choices. The thing about decisions is that no one can make them for you. People can advice you, experience can teach you and destiny can guide you but at the end of the day the cycle of life cannot proceed without you making a choice.
Its common for people to say ‘ I did not have a choice’ . That is a paradox in itself because it usually comes right after someone has made a decision. As human beings, we naturally prefer to take the easy way out. Rarely do we take responsibility of actions that may impact a people negatively. We mostly take credit for positive actions and thus the need to say ‘I did not have a choice’ or ‘It is not my fault’
The understanding of choice liberates a man. If you want to spend your whole life letting things happen to you, you have chosen it. Nothing just happens, everything is orchestrated by choice. So why not make decisions that tailor fit your needs, desires, goals, and beliefs. You choose what you want your legacy to be.
To make a choice is easy but to consciously make a choice is hard. To get ahead at work, you may need to brush a lot of people the wrong way on your way to the top. A conscious decision for someone who is not driven by greed, jealousy, and materialism will vary from a person who does not hold any of these qualities. Be it as it may the decisions you make as an individual will draft a path for you either closer to your destiny or further.
Thats all Im saying
To be cont...
Monday, January 3, 2011
Laws of attraction;Low ambition
Do you attract what you get? I highly believe so and I have evidence to prove it. So this post is for all of you out there who keep asking why you keep dating the same type of people,why the same problem occurs in your life,why you cant get ahead...bla bla.
First, you have low ambition. Story 1: Im a single man in my late twenties. Im single by choice I guess. The problem is the women who have been,trying to be or are in my life have all been psychotic one way or the other. They all really smart,talented,witty but when we hook up they go crazy. From trying to steal my sperm to trying to kill themselves. Whats the deal here?
My Opinion: Like I said Low ambition. There are many good women out there who are not psychotic. In actual sense what Im seeing here is a typical case of denial. These women were clearly sane before they met you. There a lot of factors that go into driving a woman crazy but thats a story for another day. What you need to establlish first and foremost is what you intend to get out of these relationships. Why so? Women are more decisive than men when it comes to relationships in my opinion. Did you know that a woman can tell where she wants to take the relationship from the first meeting. So she may want marriage and you may want a good SHORT time. That creates a problem as she will want things that you are not willing to give and then she will either walk away or like yours,turn psychotic.
Now do you see how it is your problem.
Thats all Im saying.
Happy Tuesday.
To be cont:
First, you have low ambition. Story 1: Im a single man in my late twenties. Im single by choice I guess. The problem is the women who have been,trying to be or are in my life have all been psychotic one way or the other. They all really smart,talented,witty but when we hook up they go crazy. From trying to steal my sperm to trying to kill themselves. Whats the deal here?
My Opinion: Like I said Low ambition. There are many good women out there who are not psychotic. In actual sense what Im seeing here is a typical case of denial. These women were clearly sane before they met you. There a lot of factors that go into driving a woman crazy but thats a story for another day. What you need to establlish first and foremost is what you intend to get out of these relationships. Why so? Women are more decisive than men when it comes to relationships in my opinion. Did you know that a woman can tell where she wants to take the relationship from the first meeting. So she may want marriage and you may want a good SHORT time. That creates a problem as she will want things that you are not willing to give and then she will either walk away or like yours,turn psychotic.
Now do you see how it is your problem.
Thats all Im saying.
Happy Tuesday.
To be cont:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
oohhh Its 2010
The hardest thing I had to do in 2010 is to eat a humble pie...Trust me that stuff does not go down well...
I know alot of people (few actually) who have been reading my stuff...I had to take a break ...sorry for the Hiatus...
Due to public demand I will be back with .the blog. I have been postponing my return but I assure you Im back!!! LOOK out from tomorrow...
Tell your friends and your friends friends....
Thats all Im saying..
I know alot of people (few actually) who have been reading my stuff...I had to take a break ...sorry for the Hiatus...
Due to public demand I will be back with .the blog. I have been postponing my return but I assure you Im back!!! LOOK out from tomorrow...
Tell your friends and your friends friends....
Thats all Im saying..
Monday, November 30, 2009
FRIEND ZONE
When Adam was created,he was lonely and out of his own rib,God created for him Eve who was to be his COMPANION.Now thats how they started out until Eve ended up multiplying and filling the earth.You see Eve was a smart woman. She did not for one minute think that COMPANION meant friend and if thats what she thought she was dead wrong.
You are probably wondering what on earth Im talking about.It may not relate to you but you may know someone who is lingering in this predicament.You know, that heterosexual guy friend you have who has one million female friends, or that boyfriend who has a female best friend? Hallo!!!!WTF??
Truth be told.Guys say that women just want a man who has money to finance her indulgences.Yes, among other minor details like love.But men used to be pretty much straight to the point.THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE SEX!!!That is until they discovered a shortcut into your pants,or so they thought.
Ladies,listen and listen good.Men are not capable of keeping a female friend and not try to hit on her atleast once in their friendship.However not good looking the girl is,she has what he needs and yes she is a potential socket to his plug.So if you have that man with a female best friend watch out now before you end up being the friend while he discovers true love in his 'best friend' or worse he could be hooking up with the both of you,which is probably what he is doing anyway.
And guys,I hate to be the one to tell you this but, if your strategy is to be her friend and then progress into her pants,quit while you are ahead.She either thinks you are gay(which she is cool with) or she likes the idea of having a guy she can rave and rant to about the guy she wants or her periods...you know,girl stuff.
The point is,if you are looking to hook up with someone in the real world,be straightforward and let him/her know that you like what you see and you want to..you know what.
The friend zone tactic was brought about by mexican soaps where the friend always gets the girl.That only works in soaps and boarding schools.
Please be advised ,Im not a relationship guru and the views expressed here are entirely from my own thought process with a hint of experience.
Thats all Im saying.
You are probably wondering what on earth Im talking about.It may not relate to you but you may know someone who is lingering in this predicament.You know, that heterosexual guy friend you have who has one million female friends, or that boyfriend who has a female best friend? Hallo!!!!WTF??
Truth be told.Guys say that women just want a man who has money to finance her indulgences.Yes, among other minor details like love.But men used to be pretty much straight to the point.THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE SEX!!!That is until they discovered a shortcut into your pants,or so they thought.
Ladies,listen and listen good.Men are not capable of keeping a female friend and not try to hit on her atleast once in their friendship.However not good looking the girl is,she has what he needs and yes she is a potential socket to his plug.So if you have that man with a female best friend watch out now before you end up being the friend while he discovers true love in his 'best friend' or worse he could be hooking up with the both of you,which is probably what he is doing anyway.
And guys,I hate to be the one to tell you this but, if your strategy is to be her friend and then progress into her pants,quit while you are ahead.She either thinks you are gay(which she is cool with) or she likes the idea of having a guy she can rave and rant to about the guy she wants or her periods...you know,girl stuff.
The point is,if you are looking to hook up with someone in the real world,be straightforward and let him/her know that you like what you see and you want to..you know what.
The friend zone tactic was brought about by mexican soaps where the friend always gets the girl.That only works in soaps and boarding schools.
Please be advised ,Im not a relationship guru and the views expressed here are entirely from my own thought process with a hint of experience.
Thats all Im saying.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
ADOPT A CELEB!!!
I was walking in town last night to get a matatu(PSVminivan) to go home and as usual everyone I passed would stop and stare at me like I was lost.This is normal for me especially since I left Big Brother..(yes people sometimes i use public transport because i didnt get paid after big brother)but what was odd this particular evening was that as I was standing there in a crowd of people, I overheard two girls who were standing next to me say
Girl 1: si this is that chic for Big Brother?
Girl 2: kwani even celebs jav(use public transport)?
Celebs dont jav? Note that Im standing right next to them...for all I know they could have been talking to me without my knowledge.
Anyway,thats not my point. The point is that how do celebrities earn a living in kenya? The truth is that most musicians,actors and all other entertainers in Kenya are struggling? I know some of you are probably saying that you have seen your local celbrities driving big cars(in kenya that is toyota mac x ,at most, mercedes benz)but in all honesty thats peanuts compared to their counterparts in other African countries.
Just cross the border into Uganda and look for one man called Bobi Wine.The guy even has a chopper or so I heard.So where did Kenyans get it wrong?
Its so amazing that you can invite some of the biggest names in the music industry to your event and pay them 100,000kshs and they are over the moon..100k?pliz,the dbanj's and tha p-square's would laugh in your face with that offer.To invite Dbanj to perform in Kenya will cost you 30.000$ no negotiation and that is on a good day. To take say Jua cali to Nigeria, will probably cost you say 3000$ thats if you are in a generous mood.
But seriously,Kenyans don't like to pay for entertainment,but would rather pay for foreign artists to perform than promote their homegrown talent.
well one can argue that homegrown artists dont take themselves seriously,so their fans cant see them any differently.True! but how can an upcoming artist support himself and all his expenses and expect him to produce good quality to stand against artists that have well oiled team behind him.
Did you know that to be signed to a record label in Kenya does not necessarily mean they market you package you and sell you...but in actual sense they charge you to record per song???and then you go out and distribute it to radio stations tv stations deejays and hope it gets airtime and eventually translates into performances.WTF???When in Naija, Psquare is clocking 2million record sales a month, Jua cali is hoping that he gets to do 30 performances where he will earn about 50,000 a show and nowhere does the idea of record sales occur to him.
why you may ask. ill tell you why.Its because we are not buying his cd's instead we pirate them..(btw.piracy is a crime)did you know that platinum in Kenya is 10,000 copies sold?imagine what Psquare would say.
So before you criticise you homegrown artists take time to think of the kind of hardship they endure to get their work out there for you to enjoy.For the artists I just have one piece of advice,You cannot sow maize and harvest beans.(what i mean is,you cannot do half baked issh and expect Kenyans to buy your music).Check yourself!
Thats all Im saying...
Girl 1: si this is that chic for Big Brother?
Girl 2: kwani even celebs jav(use public transport)?
Celebs dont jav? Note that Im standing right next to them...for all I know they could have been talking to me without my knowledge.
Anyway,thats not my point. The point is that how do celebrities earn a living in kenya? The truth is that most musicians,actors and all other entertainers in Kenya are struggling? I know some of you are probably saying that you have seen your local celbrities driving big cars(in kenya that is toyota mac x ,at most, mercedes benz)but in all honesty thats peanuts compared to their counterparts in other African countries.
Just cross the border into Uganda and look for one man called Bobi Wine.The guy even has a chopper or so I heard.So where did Kenyans get it wrong?
Its so amazing that you can invite some of the biggest names in the music industry to your event and pay them 100,000kshs and they are over the moon..100k?pliz,the dbanj's and tha p-square's would laugh in your face with that offer.To invite Dbanj to perform in Kenya will cost you 30.000$ no negotiation and that is on a good day. To take say Jua cali to Nigeria, will probably cost you say 3000$ thats if you are in a generous mood.
But seriously,Kenyans don't like to pay for entertainment,but would rather pay for foreign artists to perform than promote their homegrown talent.
well one can argue that homegrown artists dont take themselves seriously,so their fans cant see them any differently.True! but how can an upcoming artist support himself and all his expenses and expect him to produce good quality to stand against artists that have well oiled team behind him.
Did you know that to be signed to a record label in Kenya does not necessarily mean they market you package you and sell you...but in actual sense they charge you to record per song???and then you go out and distribute it to radio stations tv stations deejays and hope it gets airtime and eventually translates into performances.WTF???When in Naija, Psquare is clocking 2million record sales a month, Jua cali is hoping that he gets to do 30 performances where he will earn about 50,000 a show and nowhere does the idea of record sales occur to him.
why you may ask. ill tell you why.Its because we are not buying his cd's instead we pirate them..(btw.piracy is a crime)did you know that platinum in Kenya is 10,000 copies sold?imagine what Psquare would say.
So before you criticise you homegrown artists take time to think of the kind of hardship they endure to get their work out there for you to enjoy.For the artists I just have one piece of advice,You cannot sow maize and harvest beans.(what i mean is,you cannot do half baked issh and expect Kenyans to buy your music).Check yourself!
Thats all Im saying...
Monday, November 16, 2009
I MAY BE A GOLD DIGGER!!!!
Let the truth be told...or atleast my version of the truth...
You know what,sometymz I just need a man to be there for me...strong,secure and all those good things that come with being in a relationship with your soulmate...
But most of the time I just want to be treated like a princesss...Am I a gold digger???I dont think so...
I want a man with a J.O.B who has loads of money and knows how to spend it on me...Lets be real no woman is looking for a man who aint got dough..but if she does go out with one,it wasnt in her plans..
Financial stability is very important for a woman...or atleast for me..It shows me the man is hardworking(not that broke guys arent) ...anyway who cares...
If you think Im alone...ask yourself why every time your woman gives you the time of your life in bed you end up coughing up some major dough for the salon bill,her rent,her mother's root canal...or something...
Or think of it like this...when you are out in the club and you see a beautiful woman with her friends,you try to approach her by using words and she doesnt give you the time of day...but then you up your game and offer to buy her and her friends drinks she even introduces you to them...
Anyway No woman wants a broke nigga but that dont mean she a gold digger...
Thats all Im saying!!!
You know what,sometymz I just need a man to be there for me...strong,secure and all those good things that come with being in a relationship with your soulmate...
But most of the time I just want to be treated like a princesss...Am I a gold digger???I dont think so...
I want a man with a J.O.B who has loads of money and knows how to spend it on me...Lets be real no woman is looking for a man who aint got dough..but if she does go out with one,it wasnt in her plans..
Financial stability is very important for a woman...or atleast for me..It shows me the man is hardworking(not that broke guys arent) ...anyway who cares...
If you think Im alone...ask yourself why every time your woman gives you the time of your life in bed you end up coughing up some major dough for the salon bill,her rent,her mother's root canal...or something...
Or think of it like this...when you are out in the club and you see a beautiful woman with her friends,you try to approach her by using words and she doesnt give you the time of day...but then you up your game and offer to buy her and her friends drinks she even introduces you to them...
Anyway No woman wants a broke nigga but that dont mean she a gold digger...
Thats all Im saying!!!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
POTATOE,POTATO!!!
I know a couple of people who have gone abroad for a month or two and came back speaking like an American even when the trip was to russia...Wasup with that???
Im just trying to understand is there something wrong with our african accents...
once I told a friend of mine that its sad that as africans we are not proud of our cultures.It only brings us pride to be African when you watch say a music video of Kanye West doing an African theme on his song Love lockdown or when Orprah and the rest of the African Americans in Hollywood decide to trace their DNA back to Africa. We forget that they are just trying to find Identity as they have not been accepted as equals in the White dominated continents.
Anyway I dont entirely blame us as Africans because for the past century we have been defined as A dark continent...bla bla boo hoo
But before I digress and make this a neo-politically correct forum, let me get back to my original topic.
I was listening to the radio yesterday stuck in crazy traffic when it hit me.Why on earth do our radio presenters sound like they are Americans???If it was your first time in Kenya and you turned your dial from station to station you would think only african americans make it to become radio presenters.
when one of our local rock radio stations was starting out they advertised for radio presenters and one of the qualifications was : ENGLISH ACCENT.
English Accent????Please pardon my french but WTF??? that is ridiculous.If only 10% of the population has studied abroad,how on earth do you expect to get people with english accents..in Kenya??
Does that mean that if radio presenters actually spoke like a Kenyan,(note: MOST Kenyans speak VERY good english)that they would not have listenership???again pardon my french,but thats a load of bull...
When I read that ad in the paper,I felt that it was racist for lack of a better word.Am I saying that ad was discriminating against Africans who have what it takes to be on raido including myself?You damn right I am.
Anyway,If we want to progress as a continent and ask for the other continents to appreciate us a force to reckon with, we need to check ourselves...
Thats all Im saying.
Im just trying to understand is there something wrong with our african accents...
once I told a friend of mine that its sad that as africans we are not proud of our cultures.It only brings us pride to be African when you watch say a music video of Kanye West doing an African theme on his song Love lockdown or when Orprah and the rest of the African Americans in Hollywood decide to trace their DNA back to Africa. We forget that they are just trying to find Identity as they have not been accepted as equals in the White dominated continents.
Anyway I dont entirely blame us as Africans because for the past century we have been defined as A dark continent...bla bla boo hoo
But before I digress and make this a neo-politically correct forum, let me get back to my original topic.
I was listening to the radio yesterday stuck in crazy traffic when it hit me.Why on earth do our radio presenters sound like they are Americans???If it was your first time in Kenya and you turned your dial from station to station you would think only african americans make it to become radio presenters.
when one of our local rock radio stations was starting out they advertised for radio presenters and one of the qualifications was : ENGLISH ACCENT.
English Accent????Please pardon my french but WTF??? that is ridiculous.If only 10% of the population has studied abroad,how on earth do you expect to get people with english accents..in Kenya??
Does that mean that if radio presenters actually spoke like a Kenyan,(note: MOST Kenyans speak VERY good english)that they would not have listenership???again pardon my french,but thats a load of bull...
When I read that ad in the paper,I felt that it was racist for lack of a better word.Am I saying that ad was discriminating against Africans who have what it takes to be on raido including myself?You damn right I am.
Anyway,If we want to progress as a continent and ask for the other continents to appreciate us a force to reckon with, we need to check ourselves...
Thats all Im saying.
Monday, November 9, 2009
LOUISE THE PEST!!!!
Im greatly concerned about Mr. louise the pest. For those of you who don't know who this great 'personality' is let me fill you in.
There is a pesticide spray called mortein doom. Louise has been in mortein doom,mortein doom fast kill,mortein doom super fast kill,mortein doom super herbal,return of the mosquitoes among other super episodes.
In all the commercials, Louise is the bad guy who gets sprayed down to his death for running a gang of mosquitoes.Yes he ALWAYS dies,but comes back in the sequels looking better and stronger.(if thats not sending an unclear message about how the product works? and it jus goes to how that maybe louise doesnt do his own stunts..)
Any way,the other day Im watching season three of Mortein Doom; Adventures of Louise the Pest and in this particular scene Louise, as usual is leading a pack of mosquitoes to break in to this house...
Louise: c'mon guys Lets go spread some malaria.....
I was astounded as I heard this and I immediately knew that Louise was in trouble because...Louise is a fly and flies DONT spread malaria.the poor fellow must think he is a mosquito...
I have seen Louise grow on my television screen to become one of Kenya's biggest celebrity but like all child stars he must be on crack...he needs help!!!an AAA intervention...
Ps Louise the Pest is an animated character...so in essence Im indirectly talking about the daft guy who wrote the script and the dummy who approved it...but its entertaining...what does that say about me?
Have a relentless day.
MORONIC IRONY!!!
Hey,
yeah I know its been a while but Im back.yeah it was a long weekend.
I loved watching the Mtv Europe Music Awards ,which may I add were nothing like the Mtv Africa Music Awards...Lets face it,WE HAVE A LOOOONG WAY TO GO!!!
Anyway so on friday I decided to go to a certain lounge in Nairobi to have a drink with a friend after work...(note;the whole day was working with a nasty hangie from previous night indulgence),and I was in a very foul mood. The waiter starts Pms;n on me...I almost caused a scene but my friend told me to take it easy..
I wonder to myself, Is it too much to ask that the waiter be a lot more nicer considering Id had a long day...and I came to this watering hole to relieve myself from the day's stress only for him to multiply it. My conclusion is that for god sakes,I did not ask you to work in customer care and hospitality if your attitude stinks.
Anyway,I had an equally ironic thought. Why do they advise us not to drink and drive whilst they continue to expand parking spots at various watering holes???? Isnt that the biggest bunch of crap ever???ofcourse im going to drive myself home after im done drinking..or did you think I was going to leave my car here, and then come pick it the next day???If thats what you had in mind when you started the campaign against drunk driving,you should remove the parking lots in clubs,bars and anywhere else they sell alcohol..and while you are at it...think of a solution to the problem that would cause...like say car pooling to the club with a chauffer..
Have a driven day!!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
ARE YOU IN THE CLOSET???
Often I find myself in conversations with people and we can talk about anything from food to politics,sports to business and the most preferred topic is sex. Yes people love to talk about sex.How to do it,who to do it with,where,when ,different positions etc. There you go getting all excited already. Well this is not about sex.Its about God. Where you going? Dont stop reading this is exactly what I want to talk about. We love to talk about anything else except for God. Why is that?
I have recently discovered that I have a lot of friends who are closet God lovers(note:not saved people but God lovers). They sing,they praise,they go to church read their bibles but would never admitt to one another unless very necessary that they do this things. Infact they feel uncomfortable speaking about it.
Im not saying that they should buy a ' I LOVE GOD' t-shirt. No. Im just wondering why young people will not openly talk about God without feeling uncomfortable about it.Is loving God uncool, or are God lovers being persecuted for their beliefs.
If you fall under this category you are definitely in THE CLOSET and you need to COME OUT.
Its what you believe so be proud of your choices,your Faith,your Beliefs.So on that note, Hi Its Kwambox and I read my bible occassionally(as often as I can).What? Atleast I read.and I pray more often than I read.There I said it. You?
I have recently discovered that I have a lot of friends who are closet God lovers(note:not saved people but God lovers). They sing,they praise,they go to church read their bibles but would never admitt to one another unless very necessary that they do this things. Infact they feel uncomfortable speaking about it.
Im not saying that they should buy a ' I LOVE GOD' t-shirt. No. Im just wondering why young people will not openly talk about God without feeling uncomfortable about it.Is loving God uncool, or are God lovers being persecuted for their beliefs.
If you fall under this category you are definitely in THE CLOSET and you need to COME OUT.
Its what you believe so be proud of your choices,your Faith,your Beliefs.So on that note, Hi Its Kwambox and I read my bible occassionally(as often as I can).What? Atleast I read.and I pray more often than I read.There I said it. You?
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU?
for my faithful friends on my blog, im giving you an opportunity to write whatever you wish to write and we discuss it..different topix...and lets have some fun.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
GET WELL SOON CROOKED Q
You guy.what happened to good ol fashioned krakn at q'z?The last tym I was at q'z Izo salimiad me like the prodigal son...I felt so welcome...kumbe I was the first customer of the night...it was midnight.
if i tell you my memories of Q'z youll sare...you guy Ashok needs to d something to resuscitate the legend...He should have seen the signs: there was mass exodus to Bacchus aka the corridor,aka the bedroom,aka the entrance,aka club simama points..etc...
speaking of simama points,SOMEONE explain to me why I stand all night in that club all in the name of rhumbain...and si ati aim kunywain maji...im on madd juizzzz...
av shibad bacchus and i want to go back to good ol fashioned rhumbain...While ashok thinx of his resuscitation plan...i ave patad a new joint...COUNTER aka CLUB HANDBAGS...i rhumbad ther e last weekend but one and it felt alittle more like Q'z...plus they have a 24hr shopping mall for male and female true story...asin you can drink and shop in the comfort of your bar...and the crowd is good...ample parking nini nini...
so im detoxn from electric avenue until further notice.
if i tell you my memories of Q'z youll sare...you guy Ashok needs to d something to resuscitate the legend...He should have seen the signs: there was mass exodus to Bacchus aka the corridor,aka the bedroom,aka the entrance,aka club simama points..etc...
speaking of simama points,SOMEONE explain to me why I stand all night in that club all in the name of rhumbain...and si ati aim kunywain maji...im on madd juizzzz...
av shibad bacchus and i want to go back to good ol fashioned rhumbain...While ashok thinx of his resuscitation plan...i ave patad a new joint...COUNTER aka CLUB HANDBAGS...i rhumbad ther e last weekend but one and it felt alittle more like Q'z...plus they have a 24hr shopping mall for male and female true story...asin you can drink and shop in the comfort of your bar...and the crowd is good...ample parking nini nini...
so im detoxn from electric avenue until further notice.
Monday, November 2, 2009
WHAT GIVES!!!
I have been looking forward to share my thoughts with whoever cares to listen so I went out and made me a blog. So if you are reading this,thanx for taking the time out.
So what gives.you guy of late theres just madd invasion of naija music in the kenyan market,mtvbase,channel o etc.as in i probably know more naija acts than kenyan acts and i must confess....im loving it .every inch of that pidgin that i hardly understand most of what is said...what!!!
kwanza if you soma my status update,' e no easy' ,is the title to the new p square jam and that melody cant get it out of my head.im listening to more and more naija music and less and even lesser kenyan music.
whats with the naija music.what is giving it that appeal,that i still cant explain?
you know what, il be honest. I love the music,the culture,the pidgin....hey!I beg. Need I say more.
dont get me wrong, NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA, but naija music has got my attention.
So what gives.you guy of late theres just madd invasion of naija music in the kenyan market,mtvbase,channel o etc.as in i probably know more naija acts than kenyan acts and i must confess....im loving it .every inch of that pidgin that i hardly understand most of what is said...what!!!
kwanza if you soma my status update,' e no easy' ,is the title to the new p square jam and that melody cant get it out of my head.im listening to more and more naija music and less and even lesser kenyan music.
whats with the naija music.what is giving it that appeal,that i still cant explain?
you know what, il be honest. I love the music,the culture,the pidgin....hey!I beg. Need I say more.
dont get me wrong, NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA, but naija music has got my attention.
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